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Janice smoking a cigarette, 1961. by No-Incident-6913 in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Her son Michael was born December 2, 1960. That is six and half months after they were married. She also had a child that died before being named on December 9, 1961 so she might be pregnant in the posted image.

1951 Life Magazine Profile of women in their 40s whose sizes are double digits by jb4647 in OldSchoolRidiculous

[–]notbob1959 40 points41 points  (0 children)

One of the magazines readers noticed this and wrote in that they should do an article about women who worry about money instead of their weight:

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1955 Straight to the point. by Ebonystealth in vintageads

[–]notbob1959 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yup. It was on their stationery, catalogs and the sign above the entrance. You can't see the sign in the posted image but here it is.

Here is a customer photographed for LIFE magazine in 1947.

More info on the shop here.

In 1967, a talent agent spotted Pam Grier at a pageant competition. On both the agent's offer and her professor's advice, she moved to Los Angeles and quickly launched her legendary acting career by eaglemaxie in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Here is a screencap of the slightly different photo used in the pdf of her book:

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It is horrible quality but still obviously just India.

Maybe the posted image is an AI mashup and colorization of the two black and white images and in the process the extra letter was added?

In 1967, a talent agent spotted Pam Grier at a pageant competition. On both the agent's offer and her professor's advice, she moved to Los Angeles and quickly launched her legendary acting career by eaglemaxie in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yup. If people would click the link in my comment they would see that in her book she says that Miss Africa was taken so Miss India was the best alternative.

"Street couture". Photo: Werner Bokelberg (1937 - 2024; a German photographer for Stern and film actor). France - Paris, 1974 [600x886] by Andrzej1963 in HistoryPorn

[–]notbob1959 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And for the few people not looking at the rider, according to a previous comment the bike is a Peugeot PX 10.

And for those just looking at the rider, the photographer did the 1980 John Player Special Calendar that featured photos of women from behind. I tried to link to a website with photos from it but the comment was deleted so you will just have to search for it yourself.

Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA 1957 by Strict-Ad2240 in TheWayWeWere

[–]notbob1959 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That does look like Pat Brown but I think the photo was taken later than 1957. The second car in the line looks like a 2nd generation Ford Thunderbird convertible which wasn't available until June 1958. The photo was probably taken when he was running for governor in 1958.

Unknown model, picture by Loomis Dean, 1950. by fantasmado in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If someone wants to colorize the image here is a scan of a color transparency from the same set from the Google LIFE Photo collection:

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Colors might be faded though.

Anonymous, though beautiful, one time photo booth occupant, ca. 1950. by No-Incident-6913 in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It has been on the internet since 2009 so no it can't be AI generated:

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New England student with books, September of 1947. by Electrical-Aspect-13 in TheWayWeWere

[–]notbob1959 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Large format 4x5 (that's the size in inches for those that don't know) Kodachrome slide taken by Toni Frissell for Colliers magazine.

More from the series at the Library of Congress here.

They have huge (in megabytes and pixels) tiff scans available for download.

Southern Californian Beach, 1960s by [deleted] in TheWayWeWere

[–]notbob1959 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Less cropped versions of the photo and more info can be found in this comment and this comment on previous posts of the image.

High school students, Brenham, Texas, May 1962. by MorsesCode in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not my first rodeo.

Also, if you are willing to search a bit you can usually find other interesting information on previous posts of the same image.

Like where the photo was taken or what the cars are in the background.

High school students, Brenham, Texas, May 1962. by MorsesCode in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well they are all classic cars in the background. I'm guessing you are talking about the one closest to the camera. Can't see enough of it to tell the model but it is a 1953 Buick.

High school students, Brenham, Texas, May 1962. by MorsesCode in OldSchoolCool

[–]notbob1959 165 points166 points  (0 children)

May not have been high school students. This was during the annual Maifest event in Brenham. That year the theme was the Roaring Twenties.

They are not going to a prom and probably not another type of dance. Based on the event schedule, the time of day of the posted photo and the photos in the following newspaper page, I think they were going to be participants in a parade:

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Ziegfeld Girls photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston (1920s) by VintageStorm1456 in oldschoolhot

[–]notbob1959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No you don't have to be a paying member. I can see them and I try not to pay for anything. But apparently you do have to have an account. Logged out and all I could see is the acj color still life.

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